Sec. 521.422. PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE FEE. (a) The fee for a personal identification certificate is:

(1) $15 for a person under 60 years of age;

(2) $5 for a person 60 years of age or older; and

(3) $20 for a person subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) The department shall collect an additional fee of $1 for the issuance or renewal of a personal identification card to fund the Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program established under Section 91.027, Human Resources Code, if the person applying for or renewing a personal identification card opts to pay the additional fee.

(c) When a person applies for the issuance or renewal of a personal identification card, including a duplicate personal identification card or a personal identification card issued or renewed over the Internet or by other electronic means, the person may elect to contribute $1 or more to the nonprofit organization administering the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry established under Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code. The department shall remit any contribution paid under this subsection to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund created under Section 692A.020, Health and Safety Code. Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this subsection, not to exceed five percent of the money collected under this subsection. The organization shall submit an annual report to the director of the department that includes the total dollar amount of money received by the organization under this subsection.

(d) A person applying for the issuance or renewal of a personal identification card, including a duplicate personal identification card or a personal identification card issued or renewed over the Internet or by other electronic means, may elect to contribute $1 or more to the identification fee exemption account established under Section 521.4265.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 510, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1372, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1516, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 546, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.002(21), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1186 (H.B. 120), Sec. 7, eff. June 18, 2005.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 554 (H.B. 2904), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2012.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 121 (S.B. 1815), Sec. 4, eff. May 18, 2013.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1261 (H.B. 3283), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2016.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 123), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.